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1959–60 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1959–60 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, Regional Finals
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record19–9 (10–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Waugh (4th season)
  • Jack Wolfe (1st season)
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1959–60 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 10 4   .714 19 9   .679
Kansas State 10 4   .714 16 10   .615
Oklahoma 9 5   .643 14 11   .560
Colorado 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Iowa State 7 7   .500 15 9   .625
Missouri 5 9   .357 12 13   .480
Oklahoma State 4 10   .286 10 15   .400
Nebraska 4 10   .286 7 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1959–60 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1959–60 college men's basketball season.

Roster

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  • Wayne Hightower
  • Bill Bridges
  • Jerry Gardner
  • Al Donaghue
  • Bob Hickman
  • Dee Ketchum
  • Butch Myers
  • Al Correll
  • Jim Hoffman
  • Dick Gisel
  • Bill Goetze
  • Bill Elstun
  • Larry Sterlin
  • Ken Hensley
  • Howard Parker
  • Pete Woodward

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 5*
at Northwestern W 76–67  1-0
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
December 7*
Texas Tech W 85–71  2-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 11*
vs. North Carolina L 49–60  2-1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 12*
at NC State W 80–58  3-1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 14*
Kentucky L 72–77 OT 3-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 18*
San Francisco W 73–42  4-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 19*
vs. BYU W 96–64  5-2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
December 22*
at No. 7 Saint Louis L 59–66  5-3
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
December 28
vs. Oklahoma State W 67–59  6-3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Oklahoma W 55–54  7-3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
vs. Iowa State L 70–83  7-4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 9
at Nebraska W 60–47  8-4
(1-0)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Stillwater, OK
January 11
at Colorado L 61–65  8-5
(1-1)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
January 16
Missouri
Border War
W 79–63  9-5
(2-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 18
Oklahoma State L 49–62  9-6
(2-2)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 23
at Iowa State L 60–72  9-7
(2-3)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
February 6
Iowa State W 70–64  10-7
(3-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 10
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 64–62  11-7
(4-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 13
at Oklahoma State W 64–52  12-7
(5-3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 15
at Oklahoma W 54–53  13-7
(6-3)
Field House 
Norman, OK
February 20
Colorado W 75–67  14-7
(7-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 24
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 57–68  14-8
(7-4)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 27
at Missouri
Border War
W 85–72  15-8
(8-4)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 1
Oklahoma W 65–52  16-8
(9-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 7
Nebraska W 79–74  17-8
(10-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 9
at Kansas State W 84–82  18-8
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 11
vs. Texas
NCAA regional semifinals
W 90–81  19-8
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 12
vs. No. 1 Cincinnati
NCAA Regional Finals
L 71–82  19-9
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1959-60 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
  3. ^ 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.